Minorities and Diversity in Scotland: Evidence from the 2011 Census

Bond, Ross

doi:10.3366/scot.2017.0162

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“…Most 'non-religious' Scots are likely to have been former Christians or have recent Christian ancestry. Furthermore, figures from the census also demonstrate that the Scottish population is relatively ethnically homogenous, with only around 4% of the population being classified as an ethnic minority (National Records of Scotland 2013, 2, see Bond 2017). That being said, it should also be acknowledged that this is not as simple as it might appear because the numbers of religious minorities are considerably higher in the major cities of the central belt: Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee.…”

Section: Religious Pluralism and The Demographics Of Scotlandmentioning

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Unity in Diversity

Sutherland

2018

JBASR

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Interfaith Scotland (IFS) represents a substantial number of religious bodies in Scotland and the representation of non-Christian religious minorities is fundamental to the interfaith movement. In a country in which religious minorities make up a tiny fraction of the population, in comparison with England and other European countries, narratives of diversity have become more prominent in the public sphere. Interfaith Scotland has depended on the world religions paradigm to promote its version of religious pluralism as embodied in its structure and represented in its literature, reinforcing the equivalency and paramount importance of the ‘major traditions’, while groups which do not fit neatly into one of these traditions have no representation on the organisation’s governing board. On the other hand, the world religions approach means that religious groups like the Scottish Pagan Federation are re-made according to that mould in Interfaith literature, with stress on an overarching intellectualised tradition constructed from disparate sources. This closely parallels the processes out of which the world religions paradigm arose in the 19th century with the construction of ‘Hinduism’, ‘Buddhism’ and other world religions as discrete intellectualised traditions.

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Section: Religious Pluralism and The Demographics Of Scotlandmentioning

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Sutherland

2018

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The EU Referendum 2016 on Scottish Television

Dekavalla

2018

Reporting the Road to Brexit

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National Identities, Migration Histories and Attitudes to Independence in Scotland

Bond

2024

Scottish Affairs

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This article uses data from the 2021 Scottish Election Study to apply both established and relatively rare or unique approaches to understanding the interrelationships between personal national identities, attitudes regarding the (Scottish) nation and independence, and people's own/family migration histories. Analysis broadly substantiates previous research in Scotland on the effects of birthplace, parentage and length of residence on national identities, and similarly highlights that previously established ‘non-alignment’ between national identities and position on Scottish independence extends to how the latter is associated with personal and family migration histories. The paper also makes at least three distinctive contributions. First, it highlights the significance of socialisation in Scotland, particularly in early childhood, for migrants’ personal national identities and attitudes to Scottish nationhood and independence. Second, it suggests only limited variation in the degree to which personal biographical characteristics are associated with perceptions that Scotland has distinct values compared to other parts of the UK. Third, it demonstrates that social connections to England via birthplace, family and/or prior residence do not invariably affect national identities and attitudes to Scottish independence, but that those with the strongest associations to England are substantially less likely to prioritise a Scottish identity or support Scottish independence.

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Minorities and Diversity in Scotland: Evidence from the 2011 Census

Cited by 3 publications

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National Identities, Migration Histories and Attitudes to Independence in Scotland

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